Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Ukrainian city under threat, Russian supply routes targeted, and intensifying strikes on both sides: as Russia's invasion grinds through its fifth year, here are some of the key developments on the battlefield.
Issued on: 14/06/2026 - 03:26
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KostyantynivkaAs its advances slow across the front line, Russia has concentrated its efforts on capturing the Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, once home to 78,000 people but now largely destroyed.Russian forces broke into the city late last year, and are now present in its southern, eastern and western districts, according to analysts.Russia is also launching infiltration operations in the city's north.
Ukraine does "not have enough people" to contain the pressure on Kostyantynivka, DeepState said © Iryna Rybakova / The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade/AFP/File
